Paramount Skydance has confirmed plans to combine the HBO Max and Paramount+ SVoD platforms into one service. Paramount CEO David Ellison made the – perhaps somewhat unsurprising – announcement during a call with investors on March 2nd, just days after the company said it would acquire Warner Bros Discovery, the parent company of HBO. Should […]
Video podcasts are rapidly becoming a mainstream form of video entertainment, with one in five internet users now watching them on social platforms, according to Ampere Analysis. As platforms compete for viewing time, low-cost, long-form video podcasts are emerging as a key battleground, with YouTube leading the trend. Their speedy growth highlights the increasing strategic […]
Analysis demonstrating the role the BBC plays to inform, educate and entertain children across the UK has been released. The BBC continues to provide safe, age appropriate content at a time when the online environment is becoming increasingly fragmented, commercialised and risky for young people. But the report warns of an alarming decline in UK […]
Global TV shipments remained flat year-on-year at 61.5 million units in Q2 2025, despite a sharp decline in China, according to data from Omdia’s TV Sets (Emerging Technologies) Market Tracker: History – 4Q25. Shipments in China fell by 25.3 per cent year-on-year, as government subsidies ended and many consumers brought forward upgrades over the past […]
Arqiva, the UK’s major media services and communications infrastructure operator, has announced its financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2025 and that funds managed and advised by Polus Capital Management have agreed to acquire a 26.54 per cent shareholding in the company from Macquarie Asset Management. Arqiva CEO Shuja Khan, commented: “We’ve […]
Satellite-based cellular telephony connectivity company AST SpaceMobile has reported its Q4 2005 financial numbers, delivering revenues of $54.3 million (€46.8m) against estimates of $41 million. AST also confirmed that the vital solar arrays on the recently launched BlueBird 6 satellite had unfurled successfully and were exceeding the designed 120 Mbps peak data rates. The company […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has appointed Raúl Rolo as Vice President and Regional Legal Counsel, LatAm, reinforcing the MPA’s commitment to IP protection and government relations throughout Latin America. Rolo will report to Carla Sánchez-Armas, Managing Director of Latin America for the MPA, and Jesse Martin, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel (Global […]
iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a specialist in satellite, cloud and OTT broadcast solutions, has announced the launch of iKOSYSTEM, a unified broadcast operations platform. iKOSYSTEM centralises every subscribed service into a single, secure operational environment, eliminating fragmentation and enhancing broadcast infrastructure management.Designed as a true broadcast operations control centre, iKOSYSTEM gives channels, platforms, and networks […]
Price rises for broadband and mobile customers are set to hit 18 million UK wallets from March 31st, according to new analysis by Uswitch. But by acting now, millions of consumers can beat these price rises by switching suppliers before the hikes take effect. The spring price increases are expected to add an average of […]
Ateme, a specialist in video compression software, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Netflix for the deployment of its TITAN Live transcoder to support live streaming workflows. TITAN Live enables real-time, bandwidth-efficient encoding across several codec formats. The solution is engineered to maximise video quality, measured by objective metrics such as VMAF, and controlled […]
Channel 4’s commercial arm, Channel 4 Sales, has announced the return of its B Corp competition, offering five more sustainable businesses that meet verified standards for social and environmental business practices the chance to win free TV advertising airtime. Following a successful inaugural year, the competition has returned in partnership with B Lab UK — […]
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr says that the US has always welcomed foreign satellite operators in its market. But that welcome could change. The FCC has issued a Public Notice discussion paper and seeking comments on the state of “satellite reciprocity and fair treatment for our operators”. Comments are due by April 1st. […]
Congratulations(!!???) to Paramount shareholders – you have won the battle for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Your board has done it by throwing the kitchen sink at its target – that’s a sink with a super clever three way tap and a massive waste disposal unit. You have to read the terms they have offered more […]